Middle Office Senior Analyst

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Senior Analyst, Middle Office plays a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing, control, and oversight of post-trade activities across multiple asset classes. The role holder is responsible for the daily execution and control of transaction reporting obligations, bond and derivative settlements, and collateral management activities, ensuring full compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and market best practice.

The role requires strong technical knowledge of trade lifecycles, settlement processes, and regulatory reporting frameworks, alongside the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve exceptions efficiently. The Senior Analyst will work closely with Front Office, Operations, Finance, Risk, and external counterparties to ensure trades are processed accurately, risks are mitigated, and operational integrity is maintained.

As a senior member of the Middle Office function, the role holder is expected to act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to colleagues, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting a strong control environment across all assigned processes.

Role Responsibilities:

Bond, Repo & Derivative Settlements

• Manage the end-to-end settlement process for bond, repo and derivative transactions, ensuring timely and accurate settlement in accordance with market conventions and contractual terms.
• Monitor settlement status, investigate and resolve fails, and escalate issues where required to minimise financial and operational risk.
• Liaise with counterparties, custodians, and internal stakeholders to resolve settlement issues efficiently.
• Ensure settlement instructions and static data are maintained accurately and in line with agreed controls.

Collateral Management

• Perform daily collateral management activities, including margin calculations, margin calls, confirmations, and dispute resolution.
• Monitor collateral movements and exposures to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Reconcile collateral balances and investigate discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate records and reporting relating to collateral positions and movements.

Transaction Reporting & Regulatory Controls

• Perform daily processing, validation, and submission of transaction reporting in line with applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. EMIR, MiFID, SFTR where applicable).
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of reported data, investigating and resolving reporting breaks, rejections, and reconciliations.
• Maintain strong controls and evidence to support regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
• Support ongoing enhancements to transaction reporting processes, controls, and documentation.

Controls, Risk & Governance

• Operate within a strong control framework, proactively identifying operational risks and control weaknesses.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and ad-hoc information requests.
• Ensure procedures, controls, and process documentation are kept up to date and adhered to.

Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a key point of contact for Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance and external parties on Middle Office processes.
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members, acting as a point of escalation where required.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency gains, contributing to the ongoing development of the Middle Office function.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a Fixed Income (Bonds/Repos) Settlements / Trade support / Middle Office role within Trade Operations
• Strong working knowledge of trade lifecycles, settlement and confirmation processes, operational risks and controls
• Prior exposure to Collateral Management (OTC Derivatives / Repos) would be a distinct advantage
• Familiarity with OTC Derivatives (Interest Rate / FX) and Transaction Reporting, desired, but not essential
• Demonstrated experience in taking ownership, improving processes and adopting a proactive approach to your work and professional growth/development

Additional Information

• Hybrid working (3 days on-site)
• Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
• Discretionary Bonus
• Competitive Annual Leave
• 2 Volunteering Days
• Benefit Hub